trail casey deidrick, henry golding, kristofer hivju, tom ellis, dan levy, miles mcmillan, mbj, idk, maybe neighbors, regulars/employees at his wine/piano bar, a neighboring business owner, people who went to high school or college in the denver area, a dude he met at tracks in denver last month, a former roommate from five or six years ago, outdoorsy people he's met in the wild, someone who works at an animal shelter to pressure him into getting a dog.